diff --git a/scripts/build-always.sh b/scripts/build-always.sh
index 2215515e..bdc35326 100755
--- a/scripts/build-always.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-always.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 
 DAVICAL_VERSION="`head -n1 VERSION`"
 DB_VERSION="`grep 'SELECT new_db_revision' dba/davical.sql | cut -f2 -d'(' | cut -f1-3 -d,`"
+AWL_VERSION="`head -n1 ../awl/VERSION`"
+if [ -z "${AWL_VERSION}" ] ; then
+  AWL_VERSION="`grep 'want_awl_version' htdocs/always.php | cut -f2 -d= | cut -f1 -d';'`"  
+fi
 
 sed -e "/^ *.c->version_string *= *'[^']*' *;/ s/^ *.c->version_string *= *'[^']*' *;/\$c->version_string = '${DAVICAL_VERSION}';/" \
-    -e "/^ *.c->want_dbversion *=.*$/ s/^ *.c->want_dbversion *=.*$/\$c->want_dbversion = array(${DB_VERSION});/"
+    -e "/^ *.c->want_dbversion *=.*$/ s/^ *.c->want_dbversion *=.*$/\$c->want_dbversion = array(${DB_VERSION});/" \
+    -e "/^ *.c->want_awl_version *=.*$/ s/^ *.c->want_awl_version *=.*$/\$c->want_awl_version = ${AWL_VERSION};/"